OUR SERVICES
The center seeks to foster a vibrant ecosystem of innovation within the agri-food sector
Under this pillar, the center is facilitating the development and dissemination of research-driven solutions by promoting collaboration and innovation transfer between academic institutions, tech developers, and the agri-food industry to introduce cutting-edge technologies and practices in agriculture.
SAFIC supports the University and Business school in delivering on their core mandate of Research, Teaching, public engagement & outreach, policy influencing by generating new knowledge and excelling in knowledge transfer by participating in the following:
Research Papers
Obonyo Edwin, Formentini Marco, S. Wagura Ndiritu, Naslund Dag (2023), “Information sharing in African perishable agri-food supply chains: a systematic literature review and research agenda”, Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, Vol. ahead-of-print No. a.head-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JADEE-12-2022-0268
Patrick Nderitu and S. Wagura Ndiritu (2018) Effects of Mergers on Processed Milk Market in Kenya. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies Vol. 8 Issue: 3, pp.480-500, https://doi.org/10.1108/JADEE-04-2016-0021
Kariuki C. (2015). The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in the African Union. Journal of Economics, Business and Management, 3, 346-351.
Gil-Alana, L., Mudida, R., & Kariuki, C. (2023). Stock Market Price Dynamics in Africa: Evidence from 14 countries. Journal of Economic Studies. (forthcoming)
S.Wagura Ndiritu, Menale Kassie and Bekele Shiferaw (2014) Are there systematic gender differences in the adoption of joint sustainable intensification practices? Evidence from Kenya. Food policy journal, Volume 49, Part 1, December 2014, Pages 117–127. Doi: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.06.010
S.Wagura Ndiritu (2020) Beef value chain analysis and climate change adaptation and investment options in the semi-arid lands of northern Kenya. Journal of Arid Environment, Volume 181, October 2020, 104216 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104216
S.Wagura Ndiritu and Geoffrey Muricho (2021) Impact of climate change adaptation on food security: evidence from semi-arid lands, Kenya. Climatic Change 167, 24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-021-03180-3
S.Wagura Ndiritu and Ruhinduka, Remidius Denis (2019): Climate variability and post-harvest food loss abatement technologies: evidence from rural Tanzania. Studies in Agricultural Economics, 121 (1). pp. 30-40. https://doi.org/10.7896/j.1822
S.Wagura Ndiritu (2021) Drought responses and adaptation strategies to climate change in semi-arid area, Laikipia, Kenya. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 26, 10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11027-021-09949-2
Joseph Onjala, Simon Wagura Ndiritu and Jesper Stage (2014) Risk Perception, Choice of Drinking Water, and Water Treatment Evidence from Kenyan Towns. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 4, 2, pages 268-280 doi:10.2166/washdev.2014.131
Gichuki, C. N., & Mulu-Mutuku, M. (2018). Determinants of awareness and adoption of mobile money technologies: Evidence from women micro entrepreneurs in Kenya. Women’s Studies International Forum (Vol. 67, pp. 18-22). Pergamon. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2017.11.013..
Gichuki, C. N., Kamau, C. W (2021) Financing Agribusiness: Potential Determinants of Financial Inclusion for Smallholder Rural Farming Communities in Kenya. International Journal of Rural Management. (1-18) DOI: 10.1177/09730052211034350.
Gichuki, C. N., Gicheha, S. K., & Kamau, C. W. (2020). Do food certification standards guarantee small-sized farming enterprises access to better markets? Effectiveness of marketing contracts in Kenya. International Journal of Social Economics https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSE-08-2019-0501.
Gichuki, C. N., Han, J., & Njagi, T. (2020). The Impact of Household Wealth on Adoption and Compliance to GLOBAL GAP Production Standards: Evidence from Smallholder farmers in Kenya. Agriculture, 10(2), 50. DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10020050
Gichuki, C. N., Han, J., Qiang, L., Njagi, T., & Njinju, S. M. (2019). Assessing Compliance Of Conservation Sustainable Production Standards And Profit Efficiency In Small-Sized Farms In Kenya. Applied Ecology And Environmental Research, 17(5), 10463-10474. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15666/aeer/1705_1046310474.
Castro N. Gichuki, Milcah M. Mutuku, Lydia N. Kinuthia (2015) Influence of participation in “table banking” on the size of women-owned micro and small enterprises in Kenya. Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and places in the Global Economy. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JEC-11-2013-0036. Publisher, Emerald